NGC set to pump $1.2 million into a revive Super League.
By Inshan Mohammed.
National Gas Company (NGC) has jumped onboard football in this country for the first time and, will become the official sponsor of the National Super League and the Championship Division respectively.
NGC will pump $1.2 million TT dollars into the league, which sees its 25 teams split into a Premiership Division and Championship Division.
All Sport Promotions, fresh on the job and already making a huge impact, were instrumental in acquiring the sponsorship-deal under (Anthony Harford) will oversee the league once more.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) were not happy with how the league was run last season, hence the reason Anthony Harford are back after missing out last year due to a political breakdown between All Sport and the Ministry of Sports, the then Anil Roberts.
All Sport Promotions have been overseeing the league since its interception in 2001, under former TTFF head Oliver Camps.
Some of the Premiership Division teams are;
Police FC, Club Sando Moruga, Defence Force, Guaya United, FC Santa Rosa, Marabella Family Crisis Centre, 1976 FC Phoenix, Bethel United, Matura ReUnited, NLCB La Horquetta SA, Petrotrin Palo Seco, Real Maracas, Siparia Spurs, WASA FC and Stokely Vale FC.
And some of the Championship Division teams are;
Prison Service FC, Queen’s Park CC, Barrackpore United, Chaguanas FC, Cunupia FC, Malabar FC, Petit Valley United, Saddle Hill Hotspurs, UTT and Edinburgh 500.
Here's a breakdown
Prizes for Premier League
1st TT$240,000
2nd TT$120,000
3rd TT$100,000
4th TT$80,000
Prizes for Championship Division
1st TT$140,000
2nd TT$100,000
3rd TT$80,000
4th TT$60,000
Super League Cup Competition
1st TT$100,000
2nd TT$50,000
3rd TT$25,000
4th TT$25,000
Premiership Players
Top 5 Players of the Year
TT$2,500 each
MVP
TT$5,000
Championship Players
Top 5 Players of the Year
TT$1,500 each
MVP
TT$3,000
Upcoming Games
Championship Division
Tuesday August 25
Prisons FC v Cunupia FC, YTC, Arouca, 4.15 pm;
QPCC FC v Saddle Hill Hotspur, Queen’s Park Oval, 6 pm;
Edinburgh 500 v Barrackpore Utd, Edinburgh 500 Rec ground, 7 pm;
Xtra Foods Chaguanas FC v Malabar FC, New Settlement Ground, Chaguanas, 7 pm;
Petit Valley Utd v UTT, Northern Rec Ground, Diego Martin, 8 pm
Premiership Division
Sunday August 30
Marabella Family Crisis Centre v Siparia Spurs, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, 4 pm
FC Santa Rosa v Police FC, Marvin Lee Stadium, 4 pm
Petrotrin Palo Seco v Guaya Utd, Palo Seco Velodrome, 5 pm
1976 FC Phoenix v Real Maracas FC, Canaan Rec Ground, 5 pm
NLCB La Horquetta SA v Club Sando Moruga, Larry Gomes Stadium, 4 pm
Bethel Utd v WASA FC, Montgomery Rec Ground, 5 pm
Defence Force FC on a bye.
Rescheduled Match
Matura ReUnited v Stokely Vale FC